Metacyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List â M. campestris from Brazil (conservation dependent), M. gasparoi from Italy (vulnerable), and M. postojnae from Slovenia (vulnerable).
- Metacyclops aequatorialis <small>Dussart, 1978</small>
- Metacyclops agnitus <small>Herbst, 1988</small>
- Metacyclops amicitiae <small>Kolaczynski, 2015</small>
- Metacyclops amoenus <small>(Mann, 1940)</small>
- Metacyclops botosaneanui <small>Pesce, 1985</small>
- Metacyclops brauni <small>Herbst, 1962</small>
- Metacyclops campestris <small>Reid, 1987</small>
- Metacyclops chelazzii <small>Dumont, 1981</small>
- Metacyclops communis <small>Lindberg, 1938</small>
- Metacyclops concavus <small>Kiefer, 1937</small>
- Metacyclops curtispinosus <small>Dussart, 1984</small>
- Metacyclops cushae <small>Reid, 1991</small>
- Metacyclops dengizicus <small>(Lepeshkin, 1900)</small>
- Metacyclops dentatus <small>Plesa, 1981</small>
- Metacyclops denticulatus <small>Dussart & Frutos, 1986</small>
- Metacyclops deserticus <small>Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2013</small>
- Metacyclops dianae <small>Pesce, 1985</small>
- Metacyclops exsulis <small>(Gauthier, 1951)</small>
- Metacyclops gasparoi <small>Stoch, 1987</small>
- Metacyclops geltrudeae <small>Galassi & Pesce, 1994</small>
- Metacyclops gracilis <small>(Lilljeborg, 1853)</small>
- Metacyclops grandis <small>(Kiefer, 1935)</small>
- Metacyclops grandispinifer <small>(Lindberg, 1940)</small>
- Metacyclops hannensis <small>Defaye, 1993</small>
- Metacyclops hartmanni <small>Herbst, 1960</small>
- Metacyclops hirsutus <small>C. E. F. Rocha, 1994</small>
- Metacyclops janstocki <small>Herbst, 1990</small>
- Metacyclops laticornis <small>(Lowndes, 1934)</small>
- Metacyclops leptopus <small>(Kiefer, 1927)</small>
- Metacyclops longimaxillis <small>Defaye & Por, 2010</small>
- Metacyclops lusitanus <small>Lindberg, 1961</small>
- Metacyclops malayicus <small>Kiefer, 1930</small>
- Metacyclops margaretae <small>Lindberg, 1938</small>
- Metacyclops mendocinus <small>(Wierzejski, 1892)</small>
- Metacyclops micropus <small>Kiefer, 1932</small>
- Metacyclops minutus <small>(Claus, 1863)</small>
- Metacyclops mortoni <small>Pesce, De Laurentiis & Humphreys, 1996</small>
- Metacyclops mutatus <small>Herbst, 1988</small>
- Metacyclops necessarius <small>(Kiefer, 1926)</small>
- Metacyclops oraemaris <small>C. E. F. Rocha, 1994</small>
- Metacyclops paludicola <small>(Herbst, 1959)</small>
- Metacyclops pectiniatus <small>Shen & Tai, 1964</small>
- Metacyclops planus <small>(Gurney, 1909)</small>
- Metacyclops postojnae <small>Brancelj, 1987</small>
- Metacyclops problematicus <small>Dumont, 1973</small>
- Metacyclops prolatus <small>Kiefer, 1935</small>
- Metacyclops pseudoanceps <small>(Green, 1962)</small>
- Metacyclops rudis <small>Plesa, 1981</small>
- Metacyclops ryukyuensis <small>Ishida, 1995</small>
- Metacyclops somalicus <small>Dumont, 1981</small>
- Metacyclops stammeri <small>Kiefer, 1938</small>
- Metacyclops subaequalis <small>Dussart, 1984</small>
- Metacyclops subdolus <small>Kiefer, 1938</small>
- Metacyclops superincidentis <small>Karanovic, 2004</small>
- Metacyclops thailandicus <small>Boonyanusith, Sanoamuang & Brancelj, 2018</small>
- Metacyclops tredecimus <small>(Lowndes, 1934)</small>
- Metacyclops trisetosus <small>Herbst, 1957</small>
- Metacyclops trispinosus <small>Dumont, 1981</small>
- Metacyclops tropicus <small>(Kiefer, 1932)</small>
- Metacyclops unacanthus <small>Lindberg, 1936</small>
- Metacyclops woni <small>Lee & Chang, 2015</small>
- Metacyclops arenicolus <small>Fryer, 1956</small> â Allocyclops arenicolus <small>(Fryer, 1956)</small>
- Metacyclops arnaudi <small>(Sars G.O., 1908)</small> â Pescecyclops arnaudi <small>(Sars G.O., 1908)</small>
- Metacyclops dimorphus <small>(Kiefer, 1934)</small> â Apocyclops dimorphus <small>(Kiefer, 1934)</small>
- Metacyclops distans <small>Kiefer, 1956</small> â Apocyclops distans <small>(Kiefer, 1956)</small>
- Metacyclops fiersi <small>De Laurentiis, Pesce & Humphreys, 2001</small> â Fierscyclops fiersi <small>(De Laurentiis, Pesce & Humphreys, 2001)</small>
- Metacyclops kimberleyi <small>Karanovic, 2004</small> â Pescecyclops kimberleyi <small>(Karanovic, 2004)</small>
- Metacyclops laurentiisae <small>Karanovic, 2004</small> â Pescecyclops laurentiisae <small>(Karanovic, 2004)</small>
- Metacyclops monacanthus <small>(Kiefer, 1928)</small> â Pescecyclops monacanthus <small>(Kiefer, 1928)</small>
- Metacyclops panamensis <small>(Marsh, 1913)</small> â Apocyclops panamensis <small>(Marsh, 1913)</small>
- Metacyclops pilanus <small>Karanovic, 2004</small> â Pescecyclops pilanus <small>(Karanovic, 2004)</small>
- Metacyclops pilbaricus <small>Karanovic, 2004</small> â Pescecyclops pilbaricus <small>(Karanovic, 2004)</small>
- Metacyclops procerus <small>(Herbst, 1955)</small> â Apocyclops procerus <small>(Herbst, 1955)</small>
- Metacyclops royi <small>Lindberg, 1940</small> â Apocyclops royi <small>(Lindberg, 1940)</small>
- Metacyclops spartinus <small>(Ruber, 1966)</small> â Apocyclops spartinus <small>(Ruber, 1968)</small>
- Metacyclops stocki <small>Pesce, 1985</small> â Hesperocyclops stocki <small>(Pesce, 1985)</small>
- Metacyclops viduus <small>(Kiefer, 1933)</small> â Apocyclops viduus <small>(Kiefer, 1933)</small>
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